Admissions Requirements and recruitment
Grade C or better
What is the minimum grade a student must receive for the Tufts DPT prerequisite classes?
During this step the following are looked at: Bachelors degrees, 8/10 prerequisites, 40+ hours of observation, Recommendations (1 from PT), transcript
What is the step before Initial screening?
B.S. or B.A. only accepts degrees and courses from American institutions. Courses/degrees completed at universities outside of the United States will require equivalency evaluation through the World Education Services (WES).
Metrics, experiences, attributes
What makes up a holistic rubric?
GPAs, Essay, LOR and Interview
1) Reflect on how your life experiences have prepared you to effectively communicate and work with people who are different from you. Describe how effective communication with individuals different from you is an important trait in a physical therapists' ability to serve patients.
2) what do you foresee as barriers/challenges that may interfere with your success in this type of DPT program? how will you adapt your current lifestyle to succeed if admitted?
3) In your own words, what are two challenges facing the physical therapy profession?
LORs
Interviews:
1A. Provide an example of a time when you achieved success (academic, athletic, industry, or other) OR an example of a time when you experienced failure. What forces were responsible for your success or failure?
1B. Describe a time when you have faced a stressful situation. What strategies did you find successful or unsuccessful in managing this stress?
C. Patient advocate/ Critical traits/ influence of living environment/ teamwork
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores are not required for a completed application.
What is an optional GRE score?
Admissions Counsellor. Meets with prospective students (dpt.admissions@tufts.edu), assists with incomplete applicant conversion, matches prerequisites in PTCAS and checks prerequisites for completeness. Regularly checks in with Director of Admissions.
Who is Sam Rhuda?
Cumulative GPA of 3.0
What is the minimum GPA to apply to Tufts DPT SEA?
GPA, Academic progression, Education interruption, Mission critical, COVID-19 interruption, screening decision
What is the initial review by the Director of Admission?
01234/ Not answered, poor, fair, good, exceptional
What is the scoring scale on the Faculty review admissions rubric?
LOR, Essay, Interview
Applicants are selected for this based on a holistic evaluation of their application and supporting materials. Submission of all required application material does not guarantee this.
What is an interview?
Note: They self record a 6 minute video in a portal. They get the first question, the next two are shown in the moment. Countdown timer is in seconds. Once they hit stop, the video submits to us.
Assistant Director of Admissions, Graduate Program
Meets with prospective students (dpt.admissions@tufts.edu), assists with incomplete applicant conversion, processes decisioned applicants in slate, sets up inquiries (data output) in slate.
Who is Hannah Friday?
This prerequisite that must be completed in the last 10 years of the admission cycle (if 2024, then 2014)
What is the completion timeline for Anatomy and Physiology I and II prerequisite classes?
The next step in the admissions process when an applicant receives two different faculty review decisions.
What is Full committee review?
Dr Papa provides his vote on whether this applicant should be invited to interview
What is initial screening- second review?
Students must complete a minimum of 40-hours of this with a licensed Physical Therapist by the time of matriculation. Both paid and unpaid hours may count towards this. Students are required to have a PT verify this, by uploading this information within the PTCAS application.
What are observation hours?
TUFTS DPT SEATTLE program coordinator. For admissions: PTCAS status, Flow from interview to final chair review, follow up with faculty, full committee review, admissions committee meeting notes.
Who is Paige O'sullivan
$500
What is the deposit for 2023-2024?
Please note we cannot take deposits or enroll students till after we have been granted candidacy
The Director of Admissions reviews faculty decision and updates the decision in slate. Also, does one more check of requirements.
What is final chair review?
- Notable experience in overcoming personal adversity (e.g. personal/economic/political)
-Extraordinary community service, exceptional evidence of altruism and compassionate human service, or military service
-Significant racial, ethnic, or other diversity with a strong identification as a member of an under-represented community within the physical therapy profession (This is NOT being evaluated currently due to SCOTUS decision)
What is Mission Critical?
Students must submit two (2) of these , one from a licensed physical therapist is required, and one from someone of the applicant's choice. It is strongly recommended but not required that the second reference is from a professor with whom the student had taken a course. References cannot consist of family, friends, clergy, or politicians.
What are letters of reference?
This person is the Director of Enrollment and Marketing, Graduate Programs, Tufts University School of Medicine
Leads monthly meetings, participates in DPT fairs
Sam and Hannah work with her/ on her team
Who is Ariana Balayan?
Website, inquiry forms, virtual open houses, DPT fairs and social media outlets
What are ways Tufts is recruiting DPT students?
Director of admissions gives the good news via zoom to the applicant making this the opposite of a generalized process (where they get a letter in the mail).
What is a personalized admissions process?
Daily double!!!!
Undergraduate coursework in these classes provides foundational knowledge of biological and physiological functions and chemical reactions specific to body function. This knowledge is applied to advance students’ understanding of normal function, pathophysiology, and healing processes. These courses also provide students with foundational knowledge required to understand pharmacologic concepts and the biochemical and physiological effects of drugs on the body systems.
Undergraduate courses provide basic knowledge in mechanical forces, electricity, thermal, waveforms, mechanical forces, vectors, and levers. This content is the foundation for DPT education in therapeutic agents, biomechanics, prosthetics and orthotics, and kinesiology. Physical therapy practice requires a thorough understanding of movement and the ability to apply knowledge to analyze human movement.
Undergraduate courses provide basic knowledge of anatomical and physiological structures and functions that prepare applicants for a more in-depth exploration and application required in DPT education for application to the human movement system.
Basic knowledge of this class is strengthened and applied in DPT courses related to critical inquiry, evidence-based practice, and research design. This knowledge is necessary to critical consumers of evidence and apply evidence in clinical practice.
Undergraduate coursework in behavioral sciences provide the basic knowledge of human behavior and contribute to student understanding of the biopsychosocial model of disease or illness and their ability to apply this knowledge in patient interactions, pain science, patient management, and physical therapy practice
What is biology and chemistry?
What is physics?
What is Anatomy and Phys I and II ?
What is statistics?
What is Psychology?
What are the prerequisite requirements?
This person is the Recruitment Marketing Manager of Graduate Programs for Tufts University School of Medicine.
Each month we get a performance report which includes data on performance, website conversions, spending, retargeting for all avenues (google, meta etc) and campaign performance by state.
(We are informed and involved in decisions.)
Who is Alessa Rosa?